Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Nepal
Nepal: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
97.0%
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
30th
of 194 countries
All-time high
97.0%
in 2024
All-time low
8.0%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Nepal, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Nepal stood at 97.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Nepal peaked at 97.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1980.
That places Nepal 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.0% | — |
| 1981 | 16.0% | +100.0% |
| 1982 | 18.0% | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 23.0% | +27.8% |
| 1984 | 27.0% | +17.4% |
| 1985 | 32.0% | +18.5% |
| 1986 | 38.0% | +18.8% |
| 1987 | 46.0% | +21.1% |
| 1988 | 45.0% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 44.0% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 43.0% | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 46.0% | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 49.0% | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 51.0% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 54.0% | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 65.0% | +20.4% |
| 1997 | 78.0% | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 71.0% | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 65.0% | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 74.0% | +13.8% |
| 2001 | 72.0% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 78.0% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 80.0% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 75.0% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 89.0% | +18.7% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 84.0% | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 94.0% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.7% | 8.0% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.6% | 43.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.9% | 72.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 87.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 84.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 30 Albania 97.0% compare
- 30 Bangladesh 97.0% compare
- 30 Belgium 97.0% compare
- 30 China 97.0% compare
- 30 Egypt 97.0% compare
- 30 Latvia 97.0% compare
- 30 Malta 97.0% compare
- 30 Norway 97.0% compare
- 30 Palau 97.0% compare
- 30 Russian Federation 97.0% compare
- 30 Saint Kitts and Nevis 97.0% compare
- 30 Saudi Arabia 97.0% compare
- 30 Singapore 97.0% compare
- 30 Republic of Korea 97.0% compare
- 30 Sri Lanka 97.0% compare
- 30 Tajikistan 97.0% compare
- 30 Tunisia 97.0% compare
- 30 Viet Nam 97.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Nepal
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.28 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 46,088 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 4.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8798 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 1,351 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 6.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 119.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 184,158 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Nepal?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Nepal was 97.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1980.
- How does Nepal rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- Nepal ranks 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the combined diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine in a given year.